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chirr

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verb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chirr
Noun
  • Both drinks start with gin, but while the Negroni uses Campari’s bright bitter orange for its trademark bitterness, the Remember the Alimony uses the broodier Cynar, similarly bitter but at a lower and more vegetal hum, flavored with, among other things, artichokes.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In Ruidoso, New Mexico, the pounding hooves of racehorses have entranced crowds from across Texas and New Mexico every summer, pumping in millions of dollars from the All-American Derby, Oaks and Futurity races and the steady hum of seasonal jobs that carry this mountain village.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the other people who live nearby may not be so easily swayed by those adorable puppy dog eyes or precious purrs and might get very irritated.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Best Dice Game For a purr-fectly good time with friends, roll the dice and let the games begin.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Part of the appeal of drones as hazing tools, however, is that the whirring sound of the rotors is already scary enough for most bears.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2025
  • For Catalans, the whirring activity at the Sagrada Família has become a symbol of their can-do culture.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While an insider confirmed to Fox News Digital that there have been whispers of another woman, TMZ was first to report that the country star may already be involved with someone else.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Grzeda said the whisper PepsiCo detected in the early 2000s has become a roar, fueled by social media and growing consumer interest in ingredients.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • High in the hills near the Myanmar border, Ban Rak Thai greets the morning with the smell of oolong and the soft rustle of tea leaves.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • As Denver’s locker room echoes with the empty rustles of equipment staffers, Jahdae Barron lingers.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Chirr.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chirr. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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